diff --git a/Orchestrators/transcode_management.sh b/Orchestrators/transcode_management.sh
index 33be882..f916dc0 100644
--- a/Orchestrators/transcode_management.sh
+++ b/Orchestrators/transcode_management.sh
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ if [[ ! -f "$MANAGER_SCRIPT" ]]; then
 fi
 
 # Capture cleanup output for file count
-CLEANUP_OUTPUT=$(bash "$CLEANUP_SCRIPT" ${DRY_RUN:+--dry-run} 2>&1)
+CLEANUP_OUTPUT=$(bash "$CLEANUP_SCRIPT" $([[ "$DRY_RUN" == true ]] && echo "--dry-run") 2>&1)
 CLEANUP_EXIT=$?
 echo "$CLEANUP_OUTPUT"
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ FILES_CLEANED="${FILES_CLEANED:-0}"
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # ━━━ $ICON_WATCHDOG Run Manager ━━━
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-MANAGER_OUTPUT=$(bash "$MANAGER_SCRIPT" ${DRY_RUN:+--dry-run} 2>&1)
+MANAGER_OUTPUT=$(bash "$MANAGER_SCRIPT" $([[ "$DRY_RUN" == true ]] && echo "--dry-run") 2>&1)
 MANAGER_EXIT=$?
 echo "$MANAGER_OUTPUT"